Isaac, with winds of 50 miles per hour, had weakened as it tracked westward toward the Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center, and may not survive beyond the next few days. The storm had also picked up considerable speed and was racing west at 21 miles per hour toward the Lesser Antilles. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect.

Latest weather prediction models from the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) show the tail end of Helene could start affecting south-west England as early as Monday afternoon. "Although Isaac is forecast to begin weakening when it approaches the Lesser Antilles, it is still expected to be at or near hurricane intensity when it reaches the islands".

"Florence is forecast to be an extremely unsafe major hurricane as it approaches the US coast", the NHC said.

THROUGHOUT the summer months and into the autumn, news coverage across the world depicts scenes of devastation and destruction caused by strong tropical storms. Warmer ocean temperatures drive greater storm activity.

Florence is now 485 miles from Wilmington, North Carolina.

Tropical storm warnings were issued for Martinique, Dominica, and Guadeloupe.

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On Wednesday morning, a National Weather Service satellite monitoring the storm recorded waves reaching heights of 83 feet-or the equivalent of an eight-story building.

The storm is tracking to the west at 16 miles per hour.

If the current atmospheric conditions persist - a layer of dry air and changing wind in the height - Isaac will weaken, becoming a tropical depression, and turning his course towards the south, without representing danger for Cuba. Earlier forecasts showed that the storm was slated to directly hit around North and SC. This general motion is forecast to continue today with a decrease in forward speed as it gets over the Caribbean Sea.

With predicted rainfall measured in feet not inches, forecasters say people living along creeks and rivers in the Carolinas should move to higher ground well ahead of the storm's arrival.

As of 11am local time, Florence was centred about 145 miles south east of Wilmington and its forward movement slowed to 10mph. Florence's winds have dropped from a peak of 140mph to 105mph, reducing the hurricane from a Category 4 to a Category 2.

Officials said some 1.7 million people in the Carolinas and Virginia were warned to evacuate, but it's unclear how many did. The Wilmington airport had a wind gust clocked at 105 miles per hour (169 kph), the highest since Hurricane Helene in 1958.

The son-in-law of country music star Alan Jackson and Nashville prosecutor has died in a fall in Florida. At the time, Mattie wrote lovingly about the pair's meeting, period of dating, proposal , and wedding.

In the meantime, a deferred death certificate will allow Miller's family to move forward with burial or cremation. An official cause of death cannot be announced until all lab tests are released, which could take weeks.

We all do that, and we have conversations with people about the state of affairs in the world in order to understand them. Kerry's spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Pompeo's remarks.

Unfortunately, the forecast is for the storm to stall out and drop a ton of rain in the Carolinas. "This one is different". North and SC residents all along the eastern Atlantic coast are evacuating ahead of an intensifying Hurricane Florence .

The Seahawks don't seem to mind and just want to add talent where needed on their roster, so they're reportedly signing him. Kendricks spent six seasons with Philadelphia before signing with the Browns on a one-year deal in the offseason.

It makes sense that Apple is now ditching the 6, as the firm typically limits its lineup to the three most recent generations. Prices have gone from $649 to the entry level iPhone 7 in 2016 to $1,149 for the largest-capacity, 256GB iPhone X past year .

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